I know how it feels to REALLY want to Stop Smoking
Smokers believe that their unconscious habit of having to smoke a cigarette after a meal, or upon waking up or after a stressful experience, is something that they need and something that they cannot change. This is not true. I used to be a really good smoker, I smoked between 15 and 25 cigarettes a day depending on my social activities and stress levels. Like all of us I knew deep down that smoking was not good for me. Every winter I suffered badly from bronchitis that would sometimes convert into pneumonia and I knew that smoking was hindering my ability to heal. After many different attempts to stop smoking (I tried sprays, gum, you name it), I eventually decided to go cold turkey. One Friday after work, I announced to my family that I would be staying in bed all weekend and that when I got up on Monday, I would be a NON smoker! And that’s exactly what I did … I bought myself a really fat book, a bag of baby carrots and a 5 litre bottle of spring water and I went to bed. I did get up on Monday a NON smoker and I’m proud to say that I have never smoked again. However, I wouldn’t wish the cravings and withdrawal that I experienced on anyone! I remember thinking that there HAS to be a better way to Stop Smoking???
How Quitting Smoking with Hypnosis works
We are able to achieve so much
more when we are relaxed and it’s the same
with Hypnosis. When we meet we will first chat about your smoking challenges and you will be encouraged to ask as many questions as you wish. I will give you suggestions to relax and you are free to accept or reject these suggestions. As all the suggestions I will ever give you are for your benefit, it is highly unlikely that you would choose to not accept them – can we ever relax enough?!?
When we relax deeply
our brainwaves slow down to an alpha state where our subconscious mind is more open to receiving and accepting suggestions, such as quitting smoking. We all experience this natural alpha state every day. It’s that floaty feeling just before we go to sleep or just before we are fully awake, like when we are daydreaming or fantasizing about our dream job or dream partner we wish to meet. I’m sure you can identify with that feeling when you are warm and snug, curled up reading a great book or totally engrossed in a gripping movie? You might even be amazed when you realize how much time has gone by without you even noticing? Hypnosis is a very effective tool used to access this totally naturally occurring state.
After your first consultation
you will be given my Quitting Smoking Programme which you will follow for at least 5 days prior to your next consultation. The good news is that you WILL leave your second consultation a NON SMOKER! You will even be given a Reinforcement Recording to take home with you to further support you on your journey. With Hypnosis, possible withdrawal effects are reduced or even completely eliminated, leaving you to enjoy your new, SMOKE FREE life!
Quitting for good IS easy… when you know how!!
- Improved energy levels
- Improved lung capacity
- Improved levels of oxygen in the body
- Improved fertility
- Improved smell and taste
- Healthier loved ones (no more 2nd hand smoke)
- Less stress
- Longer life
- Whiter teeth
- Younger looking skin
- No more guilt!!!
Learn how to focus your subconscious mind
An average smoker smokes approximately 20 cigarettes a day.
A box of cigarette costs ± R35, this equates to an average spend of R1085 per month!
Quitting Smoking Programme
- A proven, effective and easily achievable programme consisting of 2 x highly individualized 1.5 hour confidential consultations in a safe and secure environment.
- You will be in complete control and you will be communicating at all times.
- Extreme relaxation where your subconscious mind is accessed through safe hypnotic techniques.
- Hypnosis is a trance state characterized by extreme suggestibility, relaxation and heightened imagination. It is most often compared to the feeling of daydreaming.
R2 150 [ 2 x 1.5hr sessions ]
plus
take-home reinforcement recording
Genesis Comprehensive Scheme members
are covered for Quitting Smoking with a SAIH registered Hypnotherapist.
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Safe proven hypnosis techniques
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Supportive & Safe Environment
Desiree E. Attwood CHT
Certified Hypnosis Practitioner
(non medical) (SAIH)
Statistics
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American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, Von Dedenroth, T. 1968
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Of 43 consecutive patients undergoing this treatment protocol, 39 reported remaining abstinent from tobacco use at follow-up (6 months to 3 year’s post-treatment). This represents a 90.6% success rate using
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A field study of 93 male and 93 female CMHC outpatients examined the facilitation of smoking cessation by using hypnosis. At 3-month follow-up, 86% of the men and 87% of the women reported continued
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30 smokers enrolled in an HMO were referred by their primary physician for treatment. 21 patients returned after an initial consultation and received hypnosis for smoking cessation. At the end of treatment, 81%
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Hypnosis Patients Twice As Likely To Remain Smoke-Free After Two Years
Study of 71 smokers showed that after a two-year follow up, patients that quit with hypnosis were twice as likely to remain smoke-free than those who quit on their own.
Guided health imagery for smoking cessation and long-term abstinence. Wynd, CA. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2005; 37:3, pages 245-250.
Hypnosis More Effective Than Drug Interventions For Smoking Cessation
Group hypnosis sessions, evaluated at a less effective success rate (22% success) than individualized hypnosis sessions. However, group hypnosis sessions were still demonstrated here as being more effective than drug interventions.
Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, OH 43210, USA Descriptive outcomes of the American Lung Association of Ohio hypnotherapy smoking cessation program. Ahijevych K, Yerardi R, Nedilsky N.
Hypnosis Most Effective Says Largest Study Ever: 3 Times as Effective as Patch and 15 Times as Effective as Willpower.
Hypnosis is the most effective way of giving up smoking, according to the largest ever scientific comparison of ways of breaking the habit. A meta-analysis, statistically combining results of more than 600 studies of 72,000 people from America and Europe to compare various methods of quitting. On average, hypnosis was over three times as effective as nicotine replacement methods and 15 times as effective as trying to quit alone.
University of Iowa, Journal of Applied Psychology, How One in Five Give Up Smoking. October 1992. (Also New Scientist, October 10, 1992.)
Contact
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If you need any additional information or assistance,
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10 Everest Close, Constantia, Cape Town, 7706, South Africa